See my post above. TLDR: one doesn't have to play every second of a game to know it's not for them. If we're talking about my comments on the sales, I based my statement on past series sales. What are you basing yours on? Because games can sell loads in their first and even second week, then fall off a cliff. Monster Hunter World in the US and Dragon Quest XI in Japan if you need references. The camera is janky upon hit animations. First it freezes upon impact, then rocks and jitters to give off a sense of intensity. Because the camera is so close, it gives off almost a motion sickness effect. |
Japan is not the rest of the world. Games often drop off very quickly, esp American games, unless they have good Japanese appeal/word of mouth. As for MHW, a source for this? I recall continuing to hear impressive sales updates after release.
In general, games that score well, have good gamer response, and have good word of mouth end up having good legs. GoW has all of these things to a high degree. It also was a surprise how good it ended up, and that’s another ingredient for good legs, as people end up getting the later when they hear/see how good it is. Oh, and GoW already has actual hard evidence of awesome legs in the UK and Japan (see below).
Comparing the new GoW to the prior GoW games for sales is nonsensical. 1. This is on the ps4 where, for various reasons, software consistently sells very well—MUCH better than on the ps3 (E.G. Uncharted 4: It will end up around 13mil LT sales; highest selling Uncharted game on ps3 is around 7-8mil). 2. This new GoW is MASSIVELY different from the prior games: It modernized its gameplay; got rid of the tasteless, excessive violence (as well as nudity); and delivered a high quality narrative with great characters (including Kratos—finally) and acting.
Also, for comparison and to further exemplify why your prediction of 7-8mil LT sales for GoW is asinine:
Uncharted 4: 2.7 mil in 1 wk, 8.7 in 8mo (Jan 2017), likely around 10-11 mil now. Likely 12-14 mil lifetime.
HZD: 2.6 mil in 2 wk, 7.6 mil in 1 year. Likely 11 mil lifetime.
GoW: 3.1 mil in 3 days. Additionally, the legs are looking amazing so far in UK and Japan: 35% second week drop in each country. For UK, 35% drop for GoW compares to 78% drop for U4 and 60% drop for HZD.
IkePoR said:
If games can't be decided on based on reviews and video footage of gameplay, then what's the point of them? They are there to let you know if you will like the game, correct? Even if what the review says sounds glowing, if I see the actual footage and think it looks pants, I'm no longer deciding based on my own opinion, but what the reviewer is telling me. Cause "you still gotta play it before you can say a negative thing." By your logic, all gamers should be bankrupt. Because they must play every game, whether they like how it looks or not, just because of hype culture. |
What are you going on about? That’s a ridiculous interpretation of what I said. I specifically said, “it’s okay to not like a game.” The difference is that you didn’t say something like “eh, idt this game is for me.” You bashed it. THAT’S what people take issue with. If you’re gonna badmouth a game you haven’t played, you’re gonna irritate people and lessen your credibility (and reputation).
Last edited by pitzy272 - on 06 May 2018
